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Bruno Fernandes breaks captaincy record as he starts for Man United

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers will be anxiously watching Bruno Fernandes (£11.4m) who has been captained by a record 2,715,840, the highest amount ever recorded.

Mason Greenwood (£7.0m) and Marcus Rashford (£9.6m) start out wide with Anthony Martial (£8.8m) playing through the middle.

Paul Pogba (£7.7m) continues in a central midfield role for the Red Devils, alongside Nemanja Matic (£4.7m).

Arron Wan-Bissaka (£5.4m) and Alex Telles (£5.5m) start at full-back, with Harry Maguire (£5.4m) and Axel Tuanzebe (£4.2m) at centre-half. David De Gea (£5.3m) remains in goal.

David McGoldrick (£5.2m) will be hoping to add Manchester United to his big six scalps this season.

Club legend Billy Sharp (£5.5m) starts up front with McGoldrick.

The Blades midfield has a familiar look, with John Lundstram (£4.9m), John Fleck (£5.6m) and Oliver Norwood (£4.6m) in central midfield. Kean Bryan (£3.9m) and George Baldock (£4.9m) start at wing-back.

Phil Jagielka (£3.9m), Chris Basham (£4.6m) and Ethan Ampadu (£4.3m) start at centre-back, with Aaron Ramsdale (£4.6m) in goal.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (£7.6m) will be hoping to fire himself back into form after breaking his goal drought in the FA Cup.

James Rodriguez (£7.7m) and Richarlison (£7.8m) join DCL. Tom Davies and Andre Gomes (£5.3m) line-up in midfield.

Lucas Digne (£6.0m) and Mason Holgate (£4.8m) start in defence, with Yerry Mina (£5.6m) and Michael Keane (£5.1m) and Ben Godfrey (£5.0m). Jordan Pickford (£4.8m) continues in goal.

Ayoze Perez (£6.0m) continues in a false nine role for Leicester in the absence of Jamie Vardy (£10.0m).

James Maddison (£7.2m), Harvey Barnes (£6.8m) and Marc Albrighton (£5.3m) line-up behind Perez.

Youri Tielemans (£6.4m) and Wilfred Ndidi (£4.8m) start in the heart of the Leicester midfield.

James Justin (£5.0m) and Timothy Castagne (£5.7m) line-up at full-back, with Wesley Fofana (£5.0m) and Jonny Evans (£5.5m) at centre-back. Kasper Schmeichel (£5.5m) plays in goal.

Neal Maupay (£6.1m) leads the line for Brighton tonight in a six-pointer at the bottom of the table.

Supporting Maupay are Leandro Trossard (£5.7m) and Alexis Mac Allister (£5.3m), with Yves Bissouma (£4.5m) and Pascal Groß (£5.8m) in midfield.

Joel Veltman (£4.3m) and Solly March (£5.0m) are selected at wing-back. Ben White (£4.4m) moves back into defence, with Lewis Dunk (£4.8m) and Andy Webster (£4.4m).

Robert Sanchez (£4.4m) is Brighton’s number one.

Ivan Cavaleiro (£4.3m) continues in a false-nine role for Scott Parker’s Fulham side.

Either side of Cavaleiro will be Ademola Lookman (£5.0m), Bobby Decordova-Reid (£5.3m) and Ruben Loftus-Cheek (£5.9m).

Frank Zambo Anguissa (£4.5m) and Harrison Reed (£4.4m) start in midfield for the Cottagers.

Ola Aina, Tosin Adarabioyo, Joachim Andersen and Kenny Tete start in defence. Summer signing Alphonse Areola (£4.5m) is in goal.

Man Utd XI: De Gea; Wan Bissaka, Maguire, Tuanzebe, Telles; Matic, Pogba; Rashford, Fernandes, Greenwood; Martial

Sheff Utd XI: Ramsdale; Basham, Ampadu, Jagielka; Baldock, Bryan, Norwood, Fleck, Lundstram; McGoldrick, Sharp

Leicester XI: Schmeichel; Justin, Fofana, Evans, Castagne; Ndidi, Tielemans; Barnes, Maddison, Albrighton, Perez

Everton XI: Pickford; Holgate, Mina, Keane, Godfrey, Digne; Rodriguez, Gomes, Davies; Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin

Brighton XI: Sanchez; Dunk, Webster, White; Bissouma, Gross, March, Veltman; Mc Allister, Trossard, Maupay

Fulham XI: Areola; Tete, Andersen, Adarabioyo, Aina; Reed, Anguissa; Decordova-Reid, Loftus-Cheek, Lookman; Cavaleiro

1,128 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Camino Aleatorio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Glad to see that big, brown, slimy, Lincoln log turd on Man United's Clean Sheet

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Leicester doing a Leicester

    1. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Feel bad for all the kids that picked Barnes and Madds over Gondo

      PUNISHMENT

      But things could change. Still footy to be played

  3. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I think Telles might be the worst signing this year.

    40m they paid for him. He really doesn't offer anything except set delivery and Man Utd already have Bruno for that. He's slow, he's not particularly good defensively, he can't drive at a defense.

    Shaw is just better all around.

    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      The signing is generally credited with getting Shaw playing better because he had competition.

      The problem is, when he actually starts games, he reveals he isn’t actually competition.

      1. Bushwhacker
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah to be fair Shaw was a dumpling with boots prior to Telles arriving.

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      40mil they paid? Wow. Could have got half a Maguire for that kind of money

    3. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      40? Wasn’t it like 13/14?

    4. Threat Level Midnight
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      It was far less than 40. Lol

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah my bad actually. 15-20m is the rumoured fee. It's still pricy for what he offers.

        1. Scholes Out For Summer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          15-20M is peanuts nowadays. Thats like what 5-10M was a decade ago

    5. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Basically a left footed TAA then.

    6. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      40M for Telles and 40M for Van Der Beek

  4. Zladan
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Maguire had a goal v Burnley and now an assist v SUFC unfairly ruled out.

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Or not.

  5. pingissimus
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Ramsdale is truly rubbish

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Never a FK, got bailed out.

  6. Pukkipartyy
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I can allready see Bruno C fail. Sry 🙁

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah it’s alright though, everyone captained him.

  7. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Irbox is back. Is it morally wrong to wish injuries on the Everton team so he goes away again?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yet you remain a jerk, some things never change

    2. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      He’s one fan. Don’t scupper it for the rest of us.

  8. Ibralicious
    • 9 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    VAR blatantly has double standards. If the Martial goal was disallowed, the first one should have been too.

    1. JBG
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      This.

    2. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      referee's call

    3. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Nope.

    4. The VAR Team
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Double standards generate more income for UEFA and FA. Simple math

  9. Saka Punch
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone else considering Digne as an option? Playing very advanced

    1. Steve The Spud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      yes, tempted by Coufal > Digne this week

      1. Saka Punch
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah I'm looking to take Dallas out for him. Newcastle is tasty

    2. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep. But Cancelo...

      1. Saka Punch
        • 5 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Ah you have to get Cancelo. Digne would be in addition

    3. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Very likely will get if they double in 26

    4. Cantona's Kung Fu Kick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      working on a WC team. my back 3 would be Concelo/Chilly/Digne

    5. matiakez
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yep him in for KWP is something I'm considering.

    6. FourLokoLeipzig
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, weighting up between him and Chillwell

    7. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Either Digne or C-L but leaning to ditching Bamford

    8. DMP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Tactical only for this game?

      1. Third Eye Vision
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Played the same position in his previous game.

  10. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Hamez in basically zero active teams but still 0.2m above his starting price - shame I thought he'd be a bit cheaper...

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Got locked right?

  11. Fudgy
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    How did I not get a DCL assist there? Oh ye coz everyone removed him lol okay

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Only massively owned players get dubious assists

    2. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      JRod crosses against defender . . clearance comes back to him, he scores. How is there an assist???

    3. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      lol Digne assist if any fraud assist awarded.

    4. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Are you watching the game?
      Calvert Lewin wasn’t involved in the passage of play.

  12. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Played Justin over Soucek. Before the gw did not look this bad.

  13. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    united playing so badly in the first half as usual

    1. Bushwhacker
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Hard to play against a bus . . . amusing to see the shoe on the other foot.

  14. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Sheff united going for the second

  15. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Last night I had Soucek, Saka, Sterling, Cancelo, Stones and Antonio.

    Tonight I got Martinez, Bruno (C) and DCL.

    Whan an underehelming night. The complete opposite to last night.

    1. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Boo hoo, feel proper sorry for you lol

    2. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      How can you say that with more than half the game to go lmao

    3. Patson Dabaka
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Weird flex but ok

  16. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Bruno on at halftime?

  17. Neevesy
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    The least pressure on a captaincy ever lol

    1. Camino Aleatorio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Only people not on C-Bruno are the dead teams and the dark geniuses that had C-Soucek or 3C-Gondo

  18. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Need a Fulham goal plz

  19. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Maguire could have broken Ramsdale ribs there.

    Refs aware he has previous too.

  20. ivantys
    • 3 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Pogba's such a BPS magnet on 18 now.

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bruno on 4...

  21. TomSaints
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Cancelo (vc) looking worse and worse with every passing minute.

    1. Saka Punch
      • 5 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yup

    2. The VAR Team
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Well, it's the Bruno cap that's the problem really 😉

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same position as you. Stop moaning.

    4. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Bruno (vc) looking better and better 😉

  22. Saka Punch
    • 5 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone who captained Cancelo over Bruno massive respect. I wanted to but didn't have the courage

    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Same

    2. Long ago I drew a walrus
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Cancelo (c) single handedly taking me to a green arrow. Quite literally, because I have practically no one else that's scored any points and Pulisic cameo today blocked Soucek's points on the bench. I'm even hoping for Bruno to get something because otherwise I'm on 3 from 3 today

    3. DMP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      What about Sterling over Bruno?

  23. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Did the mean team rob Bruno's talent?

    Have never ever seen him worse than tonight.

    1. Long ago I drew a walrus
      • 13 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Just need to look at the previous 2 times he's faced SHU

  24. Steve The Spud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    going out the cup because he cap'd cancelo and I capped bruno

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Magic of the cup!

  25. Mr. O'Connell
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    My last captain goal was Salah in gameweek 12 (lucky pen vs Fulham). Bruno 45 mins away from making it 9 matches (8 gameweeks) without a goal.

    1. mixology
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Yikes! Who’s your captain next gw?

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Just one assist too (KDB blank gw). Haven't thought that far ahead. I'm tempted to get Dias in and captain him for a guaranteed 12 points tbh.

        1. Long ago I drew a walrus
          • 13 Years
          3 years, 2 months ago

          If you captain Dias it will end 4-1 to City with a Lundstram goal in the 89th min

  26. R.C
    • 6 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Martial needs to be dropped for good. Cavani is 10x better

  27. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Was worried here the moment Martial started rolling around in pain in the first minute. No urgency, allowing them to build confidence

  28. FPL_Crisis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Does this Sheff Utd game change / deter you from captaining City player next week?

    If no, who you got?

    I’m on Sterling currently

    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      I feel like what happens this week has absolutely no bearing on next week. The only predictable thing atm is City clean sheets (and Salah blanks up until last week).

    2. Qaiss
      • 8 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Man City are good, man united aren’t. No agenda, just man united have been really overhyped.

      1. FPL_Crisis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        Bruno United

    3. PompeyUpNorth!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling me

  29. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    Man U stinking the place out against this rancid Sheff Utd team 🙁

  30. Random Name
    • 8 Years
    3 years, 2 months ago

    I'm sorry but Sheffield United probably need to get relegated and have a reality check. Jagielka starting for your club in the top flight in 2021 is criminal.

    What are they doing with their premier league revenue because it's not going into investments that's for sure

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Beat ManU and bank

    2. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Oldest outfielder player isn’t he by a couple of years

    3. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Jags is one day older than me.

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 2 months ago

        You can still dream of a PL appearance!

    4. ivantys
      • 3 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Huh? Egan suspended and Oconnell injured

    5. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      3 years, 2 months ago

      Spunked it all on Brewster & Ramsdale.